Paul Green (playwright), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Green (playwright)

American playwright

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1894

Place of Birth: Lillington, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 04-May-1981

Profession: screenwriter, playwright

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Paul Eliot Green (March 17, 1894 – May 4, 1981) was an American playwright best known for his historical dramas of life in North Carolina during the first decades of the twentieth century.
He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his 1927 play, In Abraham's Bosom, which was included in Burns Mantle's The Best Plays of 1926-1927.
His play The Lost Colony has been regularly produced since 1937 near Manteo, North Carolina, and the historic colony of Roanoke.
Its success has resulted in numerous other historical outdoor dramas being produced; his work is still the longest-running.